Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing

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The Summer Palace is a vast, historic imperial garden and palace complex in Beijing renowned for its classical Chinese landscape design, lakes, and pavilions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
imperial garden
palace complex
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Yiheyuan
area about 2.9 square kilometers
builtFor Aisin Gioro
surface form: Qing imperial family
ChineseName 颐和园
constructionStart Qing dynasty
country China
governingBody Beijing municipal cultural heritage authorities
surface form: Beijing municipal authorities
hasPart Tower of Buddhist Incense
surface form: Buddhist Fragrance Pavilion

East Palace Gate
Foxiang Pavilion
Garden of Virtue and Harmony
Hall of Benevolence and Longevity
Hall of Joyful Longevity
Kunming Lake
Long Corridor
Longevity Hill
Marble Boat
Seventeen-Arch Bridge
South Lake Island NERFINISHED
Suzhou Street
Tower of Buddhist Incense
Wenchang Tower
West Causeway
hasViewOf Western Hills of Beijing
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
landAreaShare about one quarter of total area
literalMeaningOfName Garden of Nurtured Harmony
locatedIn Beijing
Haidian District NERFINISHED
locatedNear Fragrant Hills Park
surface form: Fragrant Hills

Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)
surface form: Old Summer Palace
mainWaterBody Kunming Lake
openToPublic yes
partOf Historic Centre of Beijing
surface form: Historic Centre of Beijing cultural landscape
primaryBuildingMaterial brick
stone
wood
rebuiltAfter Second Anglo-Chinese War
surface form: Second Opium War
rebuiltDuringReignOf Empress Dowager Cixi
significantFor classical Chinese garden design
imperial architecture
integration of natural scenery and architecture
landscape design
style Chinese classical garden
Qing dynasty architecture
UNESCOCriteria Cultural (i)
Cultural (ii)
Cultural (iii)
Cultural (iv)
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1998
UNESCORegion Asia-Pacific
UNESCOSiteId 880
usedAs imperial retreat
summer residence of Qing emperors
visitorAttractionType historic site
museum-like site
park
waterAreaShare about three quarters of total area

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Kunming Lake partOfUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
Hall of Jade Ripples UNESCOWorldHeritageContext Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
World Heritage Sites in China hasPart Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
UNESCO World Heritage Site Summer Palace officialName Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
subject surface form: Summer Palace
Yiheyuan alsoKnownAs Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
this entity surface form: The Summer Palace in Beijing
SummerPalaceAdministration headquartersLocation Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
this entity surface form: Summer Palace, Beijing